Well-known photographers such as Trey Ratcliff, Scott Kelby, Serge Ramelli, Tony Corbell and many others are now using Skylum technology. Now, almost 4 years of hard work later, that potential is being realized by our flagship editing products Luminar and Aurora HDR. Having been intimately involved in the photo industry for years, it was easy to see how much promise and potential Skylum had, and more importantly, where we could go.
#Waves nx virtual room software#
Soon I was fortunate enough to be recruited by Skylum and happily joined an equally innovative, equally energized team with a fantastic mission to provide easy-to-use and powerful editing software for every photographer. Kevin La Rue However, after the acquisition in late 2012 by Google, it was clear that the new company’s heart was in mobile and social networks, and minimal updates could be expected for the desktop software. Nik was a lot of fun and quite an energized, innovative place to work during that era. I am a former senior manager at Nik, and worked at the company for over 6 years from 2006-2012. While this wasn’t unexpected by a lot of people, it nonetheless has made a lot of people sad and searching for something new.
#Waves nx virtual room update#
According to a statement on Google’s website, there are “.no plans to update the Collection or add new features over time.”
#Waves nx virtual room pro#
I’m excited to see where Waves goes with this, but at the current price point it’s already a good value.Last month, as I've talked to a number of pro photographers and enthusiasts, the news sunk in even a bit more that the venerable Nik Collection used by many was at the end of its road. I enjoyed the VMR and Head Tracker most wearing my ‘overdubbing musician hat’-I truly felt in the middle of my band while laying down some parts. From an audio pro standpoint, however, the Virtual Mix Room is a proven win, and the head-tracking unit is priced right to allow for any studio to pick one up and benefit from 3D audio. The standalone NX 3D audio software is yet unreleased, and the whole consumer level of ‘movies, music, and games’ is yet to be seen. Waves promises that future apps and updates will bring more functionality to the head tracker. Finally, multiple users are on the horizon in a future update. The tracking speed is nearly double and much more fluid. You can rotate up to 360 degrees rather than the much narrower 60 degree field of view of a webcam. The CPU consumption is significantly reduced due to the fact that the tracking is taking place in the device instead of on your computer with a webcam. You aren’t tethered to sitting in perfect view of a webcam, for one. Obviously if the plugin already works with the camera, one must ask, ‘Why would I get the device?’ There is actually quite a long list of reasons. I found myself taking my headphones off constantly, in a bit of disbelief that the sound I was hearing wasn’t playing ‘out loud’.
Whether you’re a performer, a mix engineer, or both, 3D audio definitely has its place and is worth checking out. While you don’t turn your head much while tracking, of course, even a slight movement creates a sense of realism that can absolutely put you more ‘in the moment’. Imagine the guitarist to your right, then you turn your head a bit, and now the guitarist is right in front of you. If you’ve used a VR headset with 3D audio before for recreation then you know what I’m talking about. VMR can even amp up the performance of a vocalist by making them feel like they are standing in the room with the band when listening to their monitoring mix. It can make a game-changing difference if you find yourself having to mix on headphones. Suffice to say, if you haven’t checked out Virtual Mix Room yet-you definitely owe it to yourself to take it for a spin.
We’ve already covered the Virtual Mix Room software, so I won’t completely rehash that here.
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